Comments on: Freelance Writing Week II: How Do Freelance Writers Get Paid?

By: Irene of American in Padua

Irene of American in Padua — Sun, 24 May 2009 16:06:29 +0000

Are you sharing your copy of this entry with “She Who Blogs”? I found the same exact blog entry and pictures on that site for 2 May, 2009.
Blog address: http://shewhoblogs.typepad.com/she_who_blogs/.

Just wanted to let you know. Irene

Irene of American in Padua’s last blog post..The Importance of Dialect in Cultural Identity

Yes, my FWW posts are all over there, I think; all is well, Irene! Thanks so much for checking though

By: LaraDunston

LaraDunston — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:48:50 +0000

Michelle, probably 99% of publishers I work for pay by direct deposit, and I work for publishers all over the world. I’ve only ever had a few instances of people wanting to pay me by cheque, and I’ve simply told them it’s not possible because I travel all the time and can rarely get to my bank to bank the thing. I find fees a lot higher on cheques and most people won’t send international bank cheques. Interestingly it’s only been American publishers who’ve wanted to send cheques – and in one case one even sent me an American cheque to Dubai. Right… But direct deposits seem to be fairly standard practice now, which is wonderful.

I think if you work for more international companies (or at least those used to working with international writers) direct deposit is more likely (I work with two UK companies who prefer it, thank goodness); as you said, though, American companies seem to really lag behind on that. Hopefully they’ll catch up soon because checks are a *real* pain!

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By: Sara, Ms. Adventures in Italy

Sara, Ms. Adventures in Italy — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:34:42 +0000

We’ll have to chat how you transfer between the two PayPals…I am just getting started and I’d love to stop carrying cash in my bra on the plane

Sara, Ms. Adventures in Italy’s last blog post..Rome from the Back of a Vintage Vespa Scooter

That’s hilarious! I did write to PayPal to ask about transferring money between the two PayPal accounts and they told me that there’s no way to do it without their fee. I find that rather ridiculous and sad